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Press Release: International Fund for Agricultural Development and Malawi to Build Resilience and Productivity of Small-Scale Farmers and MSMEs amid Ongoing Crisis
Agriculture is the country’s main economic activity, accounting for 30 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 80 per cent of its export earnings.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Goodwell Supports Agricultural Innovation in West Africa with Complete Farmer Investment
CF’s insights give farmers an advantage from the start, introducing modern farming techniques and data-driven cultivation protocols to improve productivity and reduce post-harvest losses.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, data, innovation, smallholder farmers
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Brazilian Startup Nagro Raises $49 Million
In total, Nagro has granted over $60M in credit to more than 5,000 rural producers and farmers.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech Startup, Gets $10.4 Million Pre-series A Funding to Streamline Operations
The startup aims to revolutionise African farming practices by developing the necessary physical and technical infrastructure to boost efficiency along the entire value chain of agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rethinking Scale in Agribusiness: An Impact Investor Explores the Massive Benefits of Being Small
Many impact investors have adopted the mindset of traditional venture capital, seeking out companies with the potential to reach millions of customers. But Chris Wayne and Coco Lim at Acumen argue that this single-minded focus on scale ignores the realities of agribusinesses in emerging markets, and overlooks small businesses' potential to make a deeper impact. They explore why impact investors should focus on more than just the number of "lives impacted” by their agriculture investments, moving toward a more nuanced understanding of scale in this crucial sector.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Black Ostrich Ventures Launches $20 Million Fund to Back Startups Outside Africa’s “Big Four”
US-based firm, Black Ostrich Ventures has raised a $20 million fund to invest in cleantech, supply chain, agritech, and edtech in Tanzania, Zambia, Morocco, and Uganda.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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€73 Million for Electrification and Sustainable Agriculture in Madagascar
TalakyBe will be implemented in 25 rural councils in the Anosy region in south-east Madagascar.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, forests, renewable energy, solar
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Philippines’ Bank of Philippines Island’s Green Bond Gets $250 Million Investment from International Finance Corporation
The Philippines' third largest bank issues a green bond to finance renewable energy and electric vehicles in the IFC’s biggest deal with a financial institution in the country yet.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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